About the position
At Trammell Crow Company, we create the buildings of tomorrow, so our clients and communities thrive today! At our core, we are creators who bring local ingenuity and global vision to everything we build. From our unique ability to transform spaces into places, to our resourcefulness in meeting the diverse needs of businesses and investors, our performance is powered by inventive teams with an entrepreneurial attitude. When you join TCC, you are joining a dedicated team of people who are committed to upholding our RISE (Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence) Values. Our RISE values fuel our mission for a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment so our people, our business partners and the communities in which we build: thrive. We are driven by our most powerful asset—our people. Comprised of teams possessing passion, innovation, and an open culture of excellence, we are actively seeking talent with a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences across all industries to apply for open positions. Our Sr. Development Manager role is based in our Dallas, TX office and contributes to all aspects of new project execution. Responsible for managing key aspects of complex development projects during entitlements, due diligence, design, construction, and lease-up. Ability to collaborate with various partners to create achievable project schedules, track milestone dates, and meet project deadlines. Responsible to deliver projects on time and on budget.
Responsibilities
- Supports due diligence on prospective land or building acquisitions including: on-boarding required consultants, coordination with utility companies, city officials and 3rd party jurisdictional entities, budgeting and managing project costs from conceptual design stage through project close-out, preparing preliminary development timeline and critical achievements for project start, diligent efforts to obtain all permits and approvals required to commence construction.
- Responsible for supporting the execution of development projects including; procurement and management of general contractor and project consultants, full review and approval of estimates, schedules, change orders and drawings coordination; verification of work in field, running weekly OAC meetings and tracking down critical issues, advising clients, consultants and/or partners in the development and refinement of plans and specifications, continued coordination with city officials, utility companies, and other 3rd party jurisdictional entities throughout construction and building certification, establishing and issuing monthly reports for project partners; verification of monthly funding invoices and requests.
- Responsible for supporting the close-out of projects: including, supervising the end of project walk-through's and coordinating the final items to be completed. Coordinate the completion of work and inspections to receive critical completion and final completion by required dates. Obtain the Certificate of Occupancy from government officials. Responsible for delivery of partner close-out checklist items, including completion of punch-list items, delivery of as-built or record drawing documents, project warranties and maintenance guides, final testing and commissioning, consultant drawings conformance letters, list of utility information, accounts and providers and all required permits and condition of approval sign-offs. Lead the building start up and coordinate the building turnover with the property management company. Understand and interpret lease language to complete owner responsibilities. Support the leasing team with leasing efforts.
- Provides informal assistance such as technical guidance, and/or training to co-workers. Will support project teams with the planning and supervision of assignments to project coordinators and/ or project consultants.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, business or equivalent from 4-year college program preferred.
- Typically at least 5 - 10 years commercial development management experience. Industrial product type experience highly preferred.
- Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex documents, including geotechnical and environmental reports, construction plans, engineering/architectural drawings, and venture documents.
- Knowledge and understanding of construction practices/techniques, Title III of ADA, contract laws, project controls and building support systems or any similar combination of education and experience.
- LEED accreditation preferred.
- Ability to support 2-3 smaller projects or one complex development project.
- Ability to work with multiple partners to create achievable project schedules, supervise milestone dates, and meet project deadlines.
- Ability to process information and effectively report out status and key decision points to senior members.
- Ability to handle multiple decision-making situations.
- Ability to quickly recognize problems and seek out associated team members to quickly resolve outstanding issues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and analytical skills.
- Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to clients and team members.
- Ability to present information and influence audiences and outcomes.
- Ability to negotiate with contractors and municipal officials.
- Requires proficient knowledge of scheduling software such as Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office Suite.
